Fresh Start | C6
Chapter Six: Tell Me You Love Me
a\n: so sorry that its been so long! I’m trying to be more regular with it, once again sorry <3
The next day at school me and Sweets walked in, his arm wrapped around my shoulder, with Toni on my other side, them laughing away at some stupid joke they had made. Wearing a black crop top, denim skirt and vans, we all walked into the student room, and the only person there was Cheryl. We too had become closer, and I of course told her about me and Sweets. Although, immediately she wasn’t thrilled, she was going to give him a chance. “I spy, with my little eye, Kitty Kat with her new beau on her arm,” Her signature smirk plastered on her face before being quickly replaced with a giggle when she hugged me. It felt nice knowing I had her blessing, “Break her heart though, and I’ll break your face,” “I don’t plan to, Blossom,”
And for the next week it was perfect. Although, me and Archie didn’t speak at all, and I missed him. But Sweets would pick me up for school on his bike, never leave my side unless we had different classes, in which case he’d walk me to lesson, even if he was late himself. Little dinner dates, star-gazing dates… bed dates. But then everything changed. We sat on the side of Sweetwater River, atop of a blanket, me snuggled into his side. Although it was in utter silence, I had never felt less alone, and peaceful. It was perfect. Was. “Sweets?” I asked, my voice slightly muffled by his shirt. He looked down, pushing a piece of hair behind my ear. “I love you.” I said, in such a quiet voice that if any other slight noise was made, it’d be missed. I expected him to say it back, or kiss me, or hug me. Or even smile. But his whole face drained of colour before saying flatly, “Let’s get you home, I don’t want FP to kill me,” Then he stopped picking me up for school, stopped kissing me, stopped holding my hand. Whenever we were in school, he barely said a word to me, and I can’t remember the last time I went to his trailer with him there. He was a ghost.
*** Picking up my bag, I reassessed my outfit: black bralette, black mesh top with skinny jeans and black heeled ankle boots. With a nod, I called out for Jug, and we started walking to school. “What’s going on with Sweet Pea?” He broke the silence, sending me a concerned look. “I don’t know,” letting out a breath, I rolled my eyes, “And, I’d rather not talk about it,” He half-smiled, and carried on walking, dropping the matter.
When we arrived at school, Jug went off to find Archie, and Toni pulled me aside. Instantly, I knew what she wanted to talk about. Crossing her arms, she raised her eyebrows, she wants an answer. “Why is everyone pressing into me about my love life! I don’t want to talk about it!” I cried, while pushing past her, but she grabbed my arm, and looked at me, her eyes filled with concern. “What happened between you two? One minute you two were perfectly good, the second, you’re not even talking?” “I don’t know, he just stopped…” Trailing off, I fought back tears, “Ask Sweet Pea, okay?” Then I stormed off into the student room. My vision blurred with the tears that were threatening to spill, and I tried covering my face with my hands but walked straight into somebody. “Sorry,” I muttered. Trying to walk past, I felt to firm hands grip the sides of my arms, “Kat? What’s wrong?” Looking up a wave of guilt washed over me as I stared at the loving redhead whose heart I broke. I tried to look away and get past but once again, he pulled me back. He guided me to an empty classroom and stood in silence. “Kat, talk to me.” He hushed, gently placing his hand over mine, running his thumb over my knuckles. “I told Pea I loved him.” I felt his body tense, his face becoming pained. “He didn’t say it back, and I think, I think it’s over.” That’s when everything came crashing down, I felt my body shake with pain and the tears fell down my face so fast that it felt like a waterfall. Archie held me so tight I swear I couldn’t breathe but I felt safe. I felt loved. *** Archie had driven me to Pops, skipping school. We talked for hours on end about anything other than Pea. Sipping my milkshake, the rattle of the bell filled the pretty much vacant diner and I almost choked on the strawberry flavoured drink. Standing tall, her naturally wavy brunette hair falling around her face, in a grey loose jumper and jeans looking completely lost. “Ali!” I half yelled half inquired as I stood up. She whipped her head around and a huge grin appeared on her face, “What are you doing here?” I beamed as I engulfed her in a hug. Pulling back, she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I was bored of Toledo and thought why not follow my best friend to Riverdale?” Alison was my babysitter since the day I moved to Toldeo. With my mum being a single working mum she spent every second of the day working, away from me. She had hired Alison but soon she became family and had moved in. She was my best friend. When I told her I was going back home she was devastated but I couldn’t be happier she was here. “We have a booth if you want to stay?” Gesturing to the booth, I saw Archie looking confused as hell. “I can’t, job hunting,” “Okay, but at least come to this bar, The Whyte Wyrm, tonight, meet my family?” Nodding, she pressed a kiss on my forehead and took her order and left. *** Music and chatter oozed from the overcrowded bar as I sat at a table with Jug and Toni. While they talked about the Red and Black, all I could do was stare at Pea, how intense he was in the pool game with Fangs. The concentration on his face, the way he lightly bit his lip as he lined up a shot. But I pulled out of my thoughts by the sound of Ali, “Kat?” She fit in well, in her leather crop top, black jeans and boots, with an oversized denim jacket over the top. “Welcome to the best place in Riverdale!” I chuckled as she seated herself next to me. “Let me guess, this, is Jughead Jones III?” Smiling, he extended his hand out which she took, “I’m Ali, Dixon. I was Kat’s babysitter.” We all talked for a while before my dad came in after his late shift at Pop’s. He sauntered over pressing a kiss ontop of my head and giving Jug a hug. “Who’s this gorgeous lady?” Rolling my eyes, I gestured between my dad and Ali. “Dad, this is Ali, she was my babysitter in Toledo, she’s also my best friend.” Smiling, my dad sat next to me, “Lovely to meet you Ali.” She introduced herself and quickly became good friends with both my dad and Jug. “Well when I was younger, I didn’t get along with my parents, I was rarely in the house so when I turned 18 I moved out, but had nowhere to go. I had been looking after Kat for a couple years and so I became her live in babysitter,” A couple of hours had passed, and the night was going well, Jughead had gone outside to phone Betty, dad and Ali had gone to the bar leaving me alone. That’s when he came sauntering over, his face pissed as hell – Pea. “I heard you were crying at school, you okay?” Was he joking? “What the fuck Pea. You don’t speak to me for a week and then you act like you care, fuck that!” I was practically shouting, everyone’s attention to us. As I started to walk away, I felt his hand grip my arm, pulling me back. “Kat, please, what can I do to fix this?” I felt my heart pound in my chest, my brain along with it, my whole body rattling with pain. “Tell me you love me. Fuck it, tell me you love half as much as I love you. Tell me that when I fight for us, I fight for love, not lust. Because I will not fight for a broken heart. Tell me you love me.” Breathless, I watch him stand there stuttering on his words. “That’s all I needed to hear.”
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